Fu Cheong Estate

Fu Cheong Estate
Fu Cheong Estate
General information
Location	19 Sai Chuen Road, Sham Shui Po Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.3286481°N 114.1547018°E / 22.3286481; 114.1547018
Status	Completed
Category	Public rental housing
Population	14,900[1] (2016)
No. of blocks	10[2]
No. of units	5,874[2]
Construction
Constructed	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Authority	Hong Kong Housing Authority

Fu Cheong Estate (Chinese: 富昌邨) is a public housing estate in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong, built on the reclaimed land of the southwest of Sham Shui Po near MTR Nam Cheong station.[3] The estate was built in 2001, and it was constructed on the former site of the Sham Shui Po bus terminus. Its name, "Fu Cheong", comes from nearby Nam Cheong Estate and means "Wealthy and Prosperity" in the Chinese language.[4] It consists of 10 residential buildings and a shopping centre completed in 2001 and 2002.

Houses

Name[2]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Fu Hoi House	富凱樓	Single Aspect Building	2001
Fu Leung House	富良樓
Fu Yee House	富怡樓
Fu Loy House	富萊樓	Harmony 1
Fu Sing House	富誠樓
Fu Wong House	富旺樓
Fu Wen House	富韻樓
Fu Ying House	富盈樓
Fu Yuet House	富悅樓		2002
Fu Yun House	富潤樓	Senior Citizens

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Fu Cheong Estate had a population of 14,900. The median age was 48.2 and the majority of residents (97.7 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$20,780.[1]

Politics

Fu Cheong Estate is located in Fu Cheong constituency of the Sham Shui Po District Council.[5] It was formerly represented by Wong Kit-long, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.[6]

COVID-19 pandemic

Fu Yuet House of the Estate was placed under lockdown for mandatory testing on January 19, 2022.[7]

See also

• Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po

References

1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
2. "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
3. "Nam Cheong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
4. "Cheung Sha Wan Integrated Family Service Centre" (PDF). Social Welfare Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
5. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sham Shui Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
6. "Sham Shui Po District Council - Sham Shui Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
7. RTHK